There is a lot of knowledge on this forum , and I want some help with something that Im sure many others also want to know about.
Its about the digital output from the Yamaha wxc50 . Its a streamer where you also can regulate the digital volume from the spdif outputs.
Very neat and would be perfect for everyone with digital inputs on their active loudspeakers such as Genelecs or using an external dac.
Problem is, my experience with this unit is that while it works perfectly, the sound is not really as transparent as a computer with a good DDC in my opinion .
I have looked everywhere for measurements of the digital output from the Yamaha wxc50, but havent found anything. It seems that the player in ”pre amp mode ” , where you can regulate the volume digitaly, is not as transparent sounding as the digital output in ” player mode ”. In preamp mode everything is resampled to 48 kHz.
I can hear this when using my Genelec 8340 with digital input.
This reviewer also hear what Im hearing:
I have no ability to measure the unit and hope that someone has done this and want to share it here .
Can one see in the measurements what can be heard while playing music ?
Its about the digital output from the Yamaha wxc50 . Its a streamer where you also can regulate the digital volume from the spdif outputs.
Very neat and would be perfect for everyone with digital inputs on their active loudspeakers such as Genelecs or using an external dac.
Problem is, my experience with this unit is that while it works perfectly, the sound is not really as transparent as a computer with a good DDC in my opinion .
I have looked everywhere for measurements of the digital output from the Yamaha wxc50, but havent found anything. It seems that the player in ”pre amp mode ” , where you can regulate the volume digitaly, is not as transparent sounding as the digital output in ” player mode ”. In preamp mode everything is resampled to 48 kHz.
I can hear this when using my Genelec 8340 with digital input.
This reviewer also hear what Im hearing:
Yamaha WXC-50 Streaming Pre-amp Review - 13th Note HiFi Reviews
An easy to understand Review of the Yamaha WXC-50 Streaming pre-amp with some of the competition and the lowdown on who the WXC-50 is for.
www.13thnote.net
I have no ability to measure the unit and hope that someone has done this and want to share it here .
Can one see in the measurements what can be heard while playing music ?
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